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Top 5 New Rap/Hip-hop And R&B/Soul Artists In 2006 |
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Written by Staff
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 Despite the criticisms the music has drawn, 2006 was an amazing year in R&B and Rap. Spicing up the mediocrity was new talent that managed to rise to the top in a spectuclar way, bringing hope for the continuance of music that will last for years to come. Here's our list of the Top 5 new artists in the genres of R&B/Soul and Rap/Hip-hop.
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Corinne Bailey Rae - This amazing singer/songwriter has gone from being a little-known UK
artist working as a nightclub hat check girl to a critically-lauded
triple Grammy nominee... all in less than a year. Corinne Bailey Rae audio interview
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Governor - After having endured the fires of family tragedy and
numerous career set-backs, the self-proclaimed "country boy" emerges,
undefeated and swaggering, wielding his mainstream debut Son Of Pain. Governor audio interview
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Lupe Fiasco -
The Chicago emcee finally emerged with his oft-leaked alternative hip-hop debut containing odes to daydreaming and skateboards. While some claimed the set didn't live up to the hype, let's be real... very few new artists can even survive being leaked numerous times, much less enjoy hits from said album.
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Chamillionaire - Already established as Houston's "mixtape messiah," Cham emerged with a mainstream debut featuring the mega-smash "Ridin'," and eclipsed Paul Wall and Mike Jones as the region's biggest success story of the year. Chamillionaire interview
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Ne-Yo - The "Sexy Love" singer/songwriter rocked the R&B/Pop scene with his timeless debut album and hot videos displaying looks and dance ability. Ne-Yo audio interview
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